Table 1.

Relationship between Apolipoprotein C1 (APOC1) expression and clinicopathological features in 140 colorectal cancers

Characteristics	Number	Low expression (N=73)	High expression (N=67)	χ2	p-Value
Gender				0.162	0.688
Male	86	46	40
Female	54	27	27
Age				1.148	0.284
＜60 years	63	36	27
≥60 years	77	37	40
Tumor size				0.029	0.866
＜5 cm	70	36	34
≥5 cm	70	37	33
Differentiation degree				5.076	0.079
Well	7	6	1
Morderate	105	56	49
Poor	28	11	17
Tumor location				0.885	0.927
Ascending colon	30	16	14
Transverse colon	8	4	4
Descending colon	7	3	4
Sigmoid colon	26	12	14
Rectum	69	38	31
T stage				3.987	0.263
1	3	3	0
2	22	13	9
3	107	54	53
4	8	3	5
N Stage				5.983	0.05a
0	85	50	35
1	37	18	19
2	18	5	13
M stage				5.876	0.015a
0	121	68	53
1	19	5	14
TNM stage				8.734	0.033a
Ⅰ	20	14	6
Ⅱ	57	33	24
Ⅲ	44	21	23
Ⅳ	19	5	14

Notes: Statistical analyses were performed by the Pearson χ2 test. The TNM staging system is based on the extent of the tumor (T), the extent of spread to the lymph nodes (N) and the presence of metastasis (M). ^aStatistically significant.